Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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