Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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