Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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