Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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