Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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