Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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