Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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