Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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