Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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