Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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