Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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