Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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