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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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