Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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