Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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