Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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