Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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