Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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