Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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