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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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