Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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