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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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