Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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