Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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