Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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