Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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