Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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