Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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