Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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