Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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