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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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