Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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