Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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