Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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