Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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