Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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