Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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