Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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