Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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