Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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