Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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