Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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