Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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