Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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