Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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