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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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