Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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