Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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