Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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