Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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