Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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