Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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