Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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