Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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