Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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