Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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