Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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