Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed 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 teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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