Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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