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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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