Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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