Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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