Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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