Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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