Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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