Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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