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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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