Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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