Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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