Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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