Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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