Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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