Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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