Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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