Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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