Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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