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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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