Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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