Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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