Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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