Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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