Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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