Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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