Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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