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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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