Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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