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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning enable humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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