Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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