Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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