Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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