Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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