Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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