Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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