Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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