Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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