Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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