Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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