Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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