Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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