Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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