Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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