Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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