Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education are empowering students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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