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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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