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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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