Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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