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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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