Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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