Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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