Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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