Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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