Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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