Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not 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 issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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