Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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