Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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