Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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