Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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