Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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