Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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