Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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