Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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