Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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