Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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