Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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