Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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