Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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