Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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