Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always 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 learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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