Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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