Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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