Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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