Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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