Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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