Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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