Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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