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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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