Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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