Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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