Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major 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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