Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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