Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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