Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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