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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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