Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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