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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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