Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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