Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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