Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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