Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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