Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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