Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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