Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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