Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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