Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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