Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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