Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to understand these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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