Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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