Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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