Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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