Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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