Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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