Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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