Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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