Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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