Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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