Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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