Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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