Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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