Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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