Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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