Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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