Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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