Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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