Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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