Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates 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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