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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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