Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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