Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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