Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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