Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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