Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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