Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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