Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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