Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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