Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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