Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education