Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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