Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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