Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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