Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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