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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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