Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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