Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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