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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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