Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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