Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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