Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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