Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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