Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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