Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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