Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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