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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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