Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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