Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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