Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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