Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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