Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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