Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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