Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. 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. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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