Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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