Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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