Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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