Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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