Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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