Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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