Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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