Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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