Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing 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 deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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