Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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