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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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