Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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