Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning enable learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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