Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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