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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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