Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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