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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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