Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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