Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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