Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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