Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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