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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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