Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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