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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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