Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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