Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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