Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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