Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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