Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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