Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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