Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the key 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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