Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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