Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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