Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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