Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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