Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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