Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines 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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