Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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