Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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