Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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