Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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