Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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