Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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