Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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