Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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