Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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