Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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