Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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