Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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