Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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