Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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