Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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