Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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