Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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