Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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