Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the 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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