Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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