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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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