Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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