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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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