Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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