Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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