Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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