Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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