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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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