Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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