Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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