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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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