Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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