Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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