Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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