Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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