Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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