Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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