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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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