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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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