Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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