Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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