Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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