Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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