Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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