Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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