Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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