Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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