Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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