Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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