Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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