Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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