Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. 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 online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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