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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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