Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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