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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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