Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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