Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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