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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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