Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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