Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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