Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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