Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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