Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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