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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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