Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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