Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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