Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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