Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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