Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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