Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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