Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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