Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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