Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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