Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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