Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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