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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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