Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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