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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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