Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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