Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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