Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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