Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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