Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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