Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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