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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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