Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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