Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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