Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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