Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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