Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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