Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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