Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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