Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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