Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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