Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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