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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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