Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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