Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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