Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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