Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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