Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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