Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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