Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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