Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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