Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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