Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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