Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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