Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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