Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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