Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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