Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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