Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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