Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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