Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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