Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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