Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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