Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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