Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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