Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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