Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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