Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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