Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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