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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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