Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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