Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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