Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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