Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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