Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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