Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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