Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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