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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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