Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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