Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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