Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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