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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand these new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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