Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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