Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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