Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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