Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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