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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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