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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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