Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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