Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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