Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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