Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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