Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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