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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses 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. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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