Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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