Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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