Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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