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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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