Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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