Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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