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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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