Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants need to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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