Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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