Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are empowering students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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