Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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