Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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