Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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