Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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