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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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