Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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