Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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