Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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