Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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