Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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