Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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