Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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