Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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