Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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