Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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