Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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