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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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