Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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