Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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