Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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