Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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