Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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