Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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