Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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