Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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