Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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