Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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