Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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