Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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