Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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