Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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