Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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