Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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