Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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