Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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