Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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