Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses 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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