Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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