Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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