Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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