Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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