Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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