Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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