Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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