Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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