Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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