Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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