Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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