Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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