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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education enable students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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