Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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