Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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