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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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