Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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