Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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