Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes 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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