Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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