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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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