Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning enable students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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