Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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