Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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