Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. 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. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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