Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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