Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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