Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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