Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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