Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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