Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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