Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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