Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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