Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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