Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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