Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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