Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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