Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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