Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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