Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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