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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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