Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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