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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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