Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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