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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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