Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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