Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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