Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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