Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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