Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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