Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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