Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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