Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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