Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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