Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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