Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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