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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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