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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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