Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. 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 classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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