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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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