Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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