Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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