Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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