Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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