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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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