Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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