Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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