Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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