Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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