Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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