Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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