Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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